It doesn’t seem possible, but the holiday season is officially upon us! This means the purchase orders you place this month will likely need to factor in your supplier closings! In this month’s “Tip of the Month”, we look at Holiday Ordering in K3S so you will be prepared for even more disruptions in your shipments!
Dealing with thousands of products can be an overwhelming task. Applying and updating seasonal profiles and identifying products with no demand is a critical step to keeping K3S Replenish running at peak performance. Fortunately, K3S offers tools to streamline this process. This will help ensure you are not caught off-guard by products. In fact, we encourage you to run this group of batches twice each year. Once in the spring and once in the fall. To learn more about these “Cleaning” batches, check out October’s Tip of the Month!
Let’s face it, you work with a lot of products. Whether you are performing your monthly PE Checks or working in a batch, the list of products you are reviewing could be very long. Wouldn’t it be great if there was an easy way to jump back into that list where you left off? There is! In this September’s Tip of the Month, we will review how to “continue list” to save you some time and potential frustration.
A lot goes on every day in the world of purchasing. It can be tough to keep track of all of the little things and remember due dates for it all. If you work with a team, you know the accurate exchange of information is critical to getting your orders placed on time and right. K3S has tools to help you keep all of the notes and reminders right in front of you so you can find them easily and nothing slips through the crack. To learn how to use this feature (or to re-learn) watch the video included in the link below!
Generally, Replenish builds up to your supplier order points in full-day increments. However, there are times when that is not ideal. For example, adding a full day may push you over a maximum order quantity. In these situations, a more precise ordering technique is needed. K3S includes a tool to build an order based on 1/10 of a day!
One of the most important aspects of accomplishing any task is identifying all of the steps involved. Do you know the steps involved in purchasing and how they impact your decisions? K3S has created a quick online guide to illustrate just how much goes into buying inventory. We encourage you to go through this course when you have a little time. You’ll even receive a free e-book upon completion!
Are you looking for an easier way to handle price increases and inventory building? Then this Tip of the Month is for you! In R6, we’ve added the ability to easily build inventory over a period of time in one easy function. Click on the button below to learn this easy, yet powerful, tool!
During times like these, there may be some products for which you want to ensure you have a little extra inventory. K3S includes a simple tool to hold additional inventory which automatically adjusts for the velocity of each product. This tool, called automated add days, is a great way to deal with uncertainty in demand or the supply chain. To see how it works, see the video below.
R6 has definitely represented a quantum leap forward for the functionality of Replenish. Still, there were some features of the legacy software that users requested. One of these was the ability to utilize function keys for certain areas of navigation. With the release of R6.2, we have reintroduced the use of a few of the most popular function keys to help users transition to R6 and quickly navigate in certain areas! Watch the attached video to learn more!
K3S University presents a free webinar that will focus on various training topics to help you become a smarter buyer!
